Extreme Flight Simulator
-
-
@Mik in Gurnee - about 45 minutes from my home.
ETA: Years and years ago, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry had a "Flight Simulator" ride that was sponsored by the US Navy.
You got into a thing that looked like a van - seated 4 across and, I believe 4 rows. There was a projected video on a screen in front. The whole thing was on gimbals, so that when the video showed you catapulted off a carrier deck, the entire apparatus acutely tilted backward. All of the video was coordinated with movements of the ride.
Even if you knew it was a simulation, and probably a poor one at that, the sensations were very, very convincing.
-
@Mik in Gurnee - about 45 minutes from my home.
ETA: Years and years ago, the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry had a "Flight Simulator" ride that was sponsored by the US Navy.
You got into a thing that looked like a van - seated 4 across and, I believe 4 rows. There was a projected video on a screen in front. The whole thing was on gimbals, so that when the video showed you catapulted off a carrier deck, the entire apparatus acutely tilted backward. All of the video was coordinated with movements of the ride.
Even if you knew it was a simulation, and probably a poor one at that, the sensations were very, very convincing.
@George-K said in Extreme Flight Simulator:
Even if you knew it was a simulation, and probably a poor one at that, the sensations were very, very convincing.
Remember when Disney created the Mission: Space ride? It was a shuttle simulator. It made so many people sick that they took half the ride and removed the motion simulation. Then people had the option to ride the stationary simulator. I rode it. I didn't get sick, but I could understand why people did.
-
just started reading this weekend
-
The Netflix version of the story
Link to video
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login